FULTON, N.Y. -- The discovery of a car in the Oswego River on Thursday set off a storm of questions and speculation. When divers hauled the car out of the water Friday and police said possible human remains were found, the questions only grew.

Many wondered if the car was that of Carol Wood, a 30-year-old Oswego woman who mysteriously disappeared in 1996 and hasn't been heard from since (See video above for a summary of events so far).

The vehicle pulled out of the river is the same make and model car as Wood's and her sisters said Friday that police have told them they believe it is Wood's vehicle. It will be some time before authorities can identify the car and remains.

After we first reported on this story, syracuse.com readers expressed condolences and wondered, as Wood's family said it does, how the car ended up in the river. Here is a sampling:

Didyouhearthat:
I will not insult the family by suggesting this will bring them "closure". I hope that if this is their loved one that this brings them piece of mind knowing where she is and that brings them peace.

parksntrees:
Sending healing vibes to the family. No one should have to endure this. My thoughts are with you all during this horrific ordeal.

fultonformer:
Hopefully the police investigated back then and had some suspects, now that her body has been found they can open the case back up.

LakeEffectOne:
I sincerely hope, for surviving family members and friends, that this discovery may be helpful in their understanding of Carol Woods' fate. They've kept her memory, and the faith, alive for so long...

John Fords:
I think it is suspicious that both registration plates are missing. Not a lot of detail but the impression is that they are not present in any state, i.e., no vestige of a plate. The impression is that they were removed before the car went into the water. I do not believe the plates would rust and fall off.

flanycuse:
I find it hard to believe she ended up there on her own. I find it odd both of her lic plates are off the vehicle, what are the chances? I pray the truth will be revealed.